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One Thing Most Nonprofits Stink at (Donor Retention) and How You Can Change It in 2019

Connection Cafe

First, believe deeply – in your heart and then in your brain – that donors matter. This year they are on-track to break the 70% retention barrier and have already bested their stretch fundraising goal for the year. Creating a communications calendar with a minimum of 12 touches per year. Third, behave accordingly!

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One Thing Most Nonprofits Stink at (Donor Retention) and How You Can Change It in 2014

Connection Cafe

First, believe deeply – in your heart and then in your brain – that donors matter. This year they are on-track to break the 70% retention barrier and have already bested their stretch fundraising goal for the year. Creating a communications calendar with a minimum of 12 touches per year. Third, behave accordingly!

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[VIDEO] Building a Better Grants Strategy Post-COVID

Bloomerang

And I also think if you are new to federal grants, one of the best things that you can do is connect with perhaps a partner who might have a track record of success. So when you put together your grants calendar, it’s really based on the prospect research. Is it phone, e-mail? Steven: Yeah.

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Oodles of Time Management Tips: July Nonprofit Blog Carnival Round-Up

Have Fun - Do Good

Apparently, it takes 21 days of repetitive activity for your brain to accept new behavior as a habit. Outlook tasks allows you to set deadlines for each task, mark priorities, and keep track of progress. Save Time and Energy When Turning Interviews Into Content by Joanne Fritz on the About.com Nonprofit Charitable Orgs blog.

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[VIDEO] How to Get a Return on Your Nonprofit Technology Investment

Bloomerang

Stops you in your tracks, all starts with data. . Adult brains don’t learn new things that easily. Sometimes a system owner is like the person whose budget pays for that product, so director of development, VP of development, philanthropy manager, whatever title you have in your org. So system does X. We need it to do Y.

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[VIDEO] Why You Should Ditch The Way You’ve Been Doing Strategic Planning

Bloomerang

I guess I’m on the right track.” But three months is a little too long for that human brain to imagine. You can really imagine eight weeks well in your human brain. . You’re not going to fall off track, you’re not going to get squirrely, you’re not going to have a plan on a shelf.

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[VIDEO] Raising More Money By Asking (And Answering) Better Questions

Bloomerang

And I’m not talking about specific donor, I’m talking about in terms of your work calendar. ” So we have in our brains, the amygdala, the fear center, where you have flight, fright, and freeze as the emotional reactions to things that’s scare you. Are you interacting with donors daily, weekly, monthly, never?

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